SANTA CLARITA, CA – March 11, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading system integrator of rugged integrated electronics for the aerospace and defense market, has announced that Curtiss-Wright Controls Drive Technologies (Curtiss-Wright Antriebstechnik GmbH), located in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland is now part of the Electronic Systems group. The addition of Drive Technologies, formerly part of Curtiss-Wright’s Engineered Systems business group, expands Electronic Systems’ ability to deliver sophisticated subsystems for military programs, including complete turret drive stabilization, ammunition handling systems and electro hydraulic drives. The re-organization provides Electronic Systems with a broad range of industry leading electro-mechanical products.
“The addition of Drive Technologies to Electronic Systems’ strengthens our position as a system integrator for turret drive stabilization and ammunition handling program opportunities,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems group. “The Drive Technologies electro-mechanical products and capabilities are very synergistic with Electronic Systems’ rapidly growing product and system technology expertise.”
As part of Electronic Systems, Drive Technologies will gain expanded sales support in the U.S., as well as U.S. manufacturing support. Drive Technologies currently employs some 80 people at the Neuhausen site, half of whom are engineers. Drive Technology has more than 50 years of experience in the development and manufacture of hydro-pneumatic, electro-hydraulic and electro-mechanical systems for military, industrial and automotive applications. Drive Technologies serves as a supplier and off-the-shelf engineering service provider for highly engineered sophisticated systems such as hydro-pneumatic suspensions for all-wheel drive and tracked emergency vehicles, targeting and stabilization systems, servo drives and controllers for gun and tank turrets, and ammunition handling systems.
“Combining the well established and long recognized resources and expertise of our Drive Technologies business group together with Electronic Systems will help further establish Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems as the leading choice for system integrators who need a strong, well established partner to take on some of their most demanding design and manufacturing challenges,” said David Adams, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems is a leading system integrator of rugged electronic computing systems including motion control, vehicle management, sensor management, power management, high-speed data recording and storage, data communications, Vetronics, electro-mechanical solutions, electronics contract manufacturing services and engineered packaging solutions.
In addition to the Drive Technologies operation in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, the Electronic Systems business group also maintains locations in:
Santa Clarita, CA
Dayton, OH
Littleton, MA
Oslo, Norway
For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. [email protected].
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Sales & Editorial Contacts
For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. [email protected].
Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Tommy Tam, Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Tel: (661) 257-4430; email: [email protected].
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems
Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems is one of the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single sources for rugged, integrated solutions that are qualified for military platforms. Our product and service expertise includes Motion Control, Network Centric Computing, Rate Sensor Assemblies, Vehicle Management Computers, High-Speed Recording & Storage, Chassis/Enclosures, Power Supplies, Power Management and Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services. The Electronic Systems group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, visit www.cwcelectronicsystems.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.